X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:55:21 +0200 From: Michael Ludwig To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Moving Cygwin directory safe? Message-ID: <20100627095521.GI3672@wladimir> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20100626141016 DOT GD3672 AT wladimir> <3710255202 DOT 20100627051050 AT mtu-net DOT ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <3710255202.20100627051050@mtu-net.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-12-10) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Note-from-DJ: This may be spam Andrey Repin schrieb am 27.06.2010 um 05:10 (+0400): > Greetings, Michael Ludwig! > > > My Cygwin resides under C:\cygwin (plus G:\cygvar for packages), > > but as both C: and G: are nearly full, I'd like to move the Cygwin > > folders to partition T: which has plenty of space left. > > > Is this safe or are there things such as registry entries that will > > prevent Cygwin from working properly, or even deconfigure or corrupt > > my installation? > > There is, but nothing that can really damage your installation. > However, to be on a safe side, you better reinstall it fresh in the > new place, copying over your personal settings. > Look into > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin > to deal with recorded installations. Thanks! That's what I have under that key: \,,,/ (o o) ------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\Installations] "c5e39b7a9d22bafb"="\\??\\C:\\cygwin" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\Program Options] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\setup] "rootdir"="C:\\cygwin" ------------------------- Looks like I should be able to fix those paths after moving C:\cygwin. > Sorry for my terrible english... Извините for my terrible русский :-) (In other words, I think you can safely drop that line.) -- Michael Ludwig -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple